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Country around Minto is a rural area of about 1,442 people in Walsh County, North Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 25 miles from Grand Forks, ND and 297 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 16°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $750 a month.
1,442people
$119kTypical home
$750/moRent
81° / 16°Summer / winter
47"Snow
237Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,442 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 297 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 25 mi to Grand Forks, ND
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$750/mo)
- Median rent $750/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 16°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 77 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (58 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (394 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to GFK airport
- 303 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 120 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 840 ft
- 627 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 59 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 119 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Walsh County: R+45 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk